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Originally Posted by tofu
Ignorance of technology is not my problem.
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In a case like this it is, and this really is the crux of the debate, isn't it? What you are saying is that if somebody else is dumber than you are, it's okay for you to take advantage of their lack of intelligence. That is
exactly why we have laws in the first place - society protects those individuals who are either not capable or not bright enough to protect themselves.
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Originally Posted by tofu
Tell me, who gave you permission to access bautforum.com?
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Again, the explicit actions which must have been taken in order to put a webserver on the internet are enough to indicate approval. The same actions are not necessary in order for a WAP to be physically "available," so that does
not indicate approval.
One cannot be a functioning member of society, if unwilling to grant due consideration to others. The attitude that it's okay to take something if the owner didn't sufficiently protect it is dangerous.